A case of comprehensive rehabilitation of trismus after extraction.
- Author:
Xiao-hong WANG
1
;
Ming-fu DING
;
Li-ming ZHANG
;
Bu-yun LIU
;
Li-qun HUANG
Author Information
1. Rehabilitation Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Lasers;
Trismus
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2007;25(1):100-102
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
There are many therapies to treat the trismus, such as durg therapy, occulusal splints, pulsing electromagnetic fields, medical iontophoresis, laser, acupuncture. But there are no objective criterias about the most effective methods. The patient with trismus after extraction was cured by using comprehensive rehabilitation including physical therapy (ultrashort wave electrotherapy, medical iontophoresis, middle frequency electrical therapy), traditional Chinese manipulation, functional training, muscular and joints traction. The patient recovered completely with satisfactory. Thus this method had the advantage of painless, noninvasive and non-stimulation with well clinical practice.
